FirstLook

48175 is the first sheet in the Best Sellers series covering the
Mosquito and it provides markings for four machines. They are:

FB
Mk VI RS625. The markings depict at the time when it was assigned to
the Royal Air Force's 143 Squadron as a part of the Banff Strike Wing.
This aircraft was flown by Squadron Leader David Pritchard to carry out
anti shipping operations along the Norwegian coast in 1945. It wears a
camouflage finish of extra dark sea grey upper surfaces over sky under
surfaces. It displays a little colour in the form of yellow spinners
with white stripes. The provided markings are:

NE squadron and individual aircraft D codes in
black with a yellow outline.

Black RS625 serials.

A pair of 24" fin flashes.

A pair of type C upper wing roundels. These are
supplied as a two-part decal with the red centres as separate
decals.

FB
Mk VI LR347. Another machine of the Banff strike wing, this time from
248 Squadron and crewed by Flight Lieutenant Stanley G. Nun and Flying
Officer C.M. Carlin. Camouflage is as per the previous option with the
exception that has extra dark sea grey spinners and sports a complete
set of D-Day markings. The provided markings are:

Individual aircraft T code letter in red.

Black LR437 serials

A pair of 24" fin flashes

A pair of Type B upper wing roundels – one-piece
decals this time.

A pair of Type C1 fuselage roundels with separate
red centres.

NF
II DZ717 of 605 Squadron Castle Camps in the June of 1943 as flown by
Flight Lieutenant D.H. Blomey. It is in the night intruder camouflage
scheme of medium sea grey and dark green upper surface camouflage over
night undersides and medium sea grey spinners. The provided markings
are:

UP squadron and U individual aircraft codes in
red.

Red DZ717 serial

A pair of 24" fin flashes.

A pair of Type B upper wing roundels – one piece.

A pair of Type C1 fuselage roundels – with
separate red centres.

A pair of white letter Os for the nose. Only one
is required so I guess that the second one is supplied in case the
first one is not opaque enough over the night undersides.

A scoreboard comprising 13 swastikas, 11 of then
in grey and one in white.

RAAF pacific theatre markings roundels for the
fuselage and the upper surfaces of the wings.

1
Squadron aircraft normally (but not always) carried their individual
aircraft letter on the nose, in this case the letter J. A52-525 also
purportedly carried door art consisting of a cartoon bikini-clad girl
with the words Lady Luck. Neither of these markings is supplied on the
sheet nor is there any stencil data whatsoever.

The
placement guide is the standard A4 sized sheet with full colour port
side profiles of each option in the centre pages with smaller top and
bottom plan views on the back page.

The
decals have been "Printed in Mexico". They are very well printed, thin
and in perfect register.